When I am following an auction and the time is drawing close for the auction to close, I can see what the high bid is to give me a chance to increase.
If someone else is using AS, can they see the bid I have set in AS?
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No, they cannot. 
I dunno about that. Within the past four weeks I have lost three auctions, all within the last 30 seconds and in each case, I was outbid by exactly $1.00.
I dunno about that. Within the past four weeks I have lost three auctions, all within the last 30 seconds and in each case, I was outbid by exactly $1.00.
Just the luck of the draw. They cannot see you.
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Originally posted by TheChemist:
I was outbid by exactly $1.00.
How do you know that was their max bid and not just the next bid increment?
P.S. The forum software is acting a little flaky today.
Lol, Rick, I know this is not what the Chemist means, but it makes me feel like I need to be dressed and my hair combed before placing a snipe! 
Chemist, you misunderstand the eBay bidding system. When you are outbid by $1, that amount is NOT (likely) what the person bid; it is the next bid increment above yours.
In other words, if you are the second highest bidder at $45 and the winner bid $100, his final bid will show as $46, a dollar above yours. You have no way of knowing his actual maximum.
Also, I recommend that you simply decide your max when you set your snipe, rather than going back later and changing it as the price goes up. One of the points of sniping is to stay away from the bidding frenzy. By deciding your true maax up front, you will avoid spending more than you intended.
In other words, if you are the second highest bidder at $45 and the winner bid $100, his final bid will show as $46, a dollar above yours. You have no way of knowing his actual maximum.
Also, I recommend that you simply decide your max when you set your snipe, rather than going back later and changing it as the price goes up. One of the points of sniping is to stay away from the bidding frenzy. By deciding your true maax up front, you will avoid spending more than you intended.
I agree. It has to do with bid increments, it's how eBay works. Let's say an auction is about to end, and the price is $24. You place a snipe of $30, and you lose. The end price is $31. Why? Simple. The max bidder simply put in a larger max bid than you, and thus, the end price went one incrememnt over your max bid of $30. Nobody can POSSIBLY tell you are planning to snipe an item if you put in no previous bids. Or even if you did put in previous bids, they still wouldn't know...there is really no way other users can spy on you and anticipate how you plan to bid and strategize. If this were the case, eBay would be a crazyhouse. x_x That or a lot of people would be considered psychic...so don't fear, no one knows when you are going to bid, how much you are going to bid, or what you are going to bid on. 
*~samuraiblossom~*
Let's say an auction is about to end, and the price is $24. You place a snipe of $30, and you lose. The end price is $31. Why? Simple. The max bidder simply put in a larger max bid than you, and thus, the end price went one incrememnt over your max bid of $30. Nobody can POSSIBLY tell you are planning to snipe an item if you put in no previous bids. Or even if you did put in previous bids, they still wouldn't know...there is really no way other users can spy on you and anticipate how you plan to bid and strategize. If this were the case, eBay would be a crazyhouse. x_x That or a lot of people would be considered psychic...so don't fear, no one knows when you are going to bid, how much you are going to bid, or what you are going to bid on. *~samuraiblossom~*